Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Mess in Education: Result of Saffronisation

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- The confusion and corruption in Indian higher education are blown up with the exposure of malpractices in the NEET UG exam, the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, and the postponem... Read More


Nalanda Mahavihara: Did Bakhtiyar Khilji Destroy It?

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- The new campus of Nalanda University was inaugurated formally by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi on 19 June 2024, in the presence of the ambassadors of many countries like Myanmar... Read More


The Ill-Conceived Verdict that Led to the Emergency

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- The National Emergency of 1975 has been a subject of debate. I was in an MA Part I Political Science class at the University of Bombay when the Emergency was declared. The issue w... Read More


Emergency - Declared and Undeclared

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- I slept on a cot outside my room in Rama Krishna Puram in New Delhi. As usual, I waited for the newspaper boy to deliver The Patriot and the Indian Express, which I subscribed to,... Read More


The Parliament: A Ballroom for the Loaded

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the voters elected a strikingly affluent band of Members of Parliament (MPs). Of the 543 MPs, an astonishing 504 are crorepatis, according to the d... Read More


Rahul Gandhi Makes His Presence: New Parliament, Old Confrontation

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- Mr Narendra Modi taunted and ridiculed him as Shehzada. Mr Modi's followers in the Bharatiya Janata Party took the cue and chanted 'Pappu'. Over the decade of the BJP's rule, Mr M... Read More


Confrontational Attitudes and a Need to Focus

NEW DELHI, July 1 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his third consecutive term, there is no discernible shift in his political demeanour. His confrontational stance threatens the purpose o... Read More


Leadership and What's Missing..!

NEW DELHI, June 24 -- There's something amiss in this country: There's somebody who's going around the world pounding his chest and shouting, "Look at me, see I'm back for the third time," and there's... Read More


Understanding Uttarakhand's 'Developmental Pains'

NEW DELHI, June 24 -- Uttarakhand's forest fires have resulted in the loss of not only human lives but also a vast forest area. This year has been devastating for the state as the number of forest fir... Read More


Inferno in Kuwait: Unveiling the Depths of Human Dignity through the Lens of Dignitas Infinita

NEW DELHI, June 24 -- None of us have yet emerged from the shock of one of the most devastating fire accidents in Kuwait, which killed 50 migrant workers, including 46 Indians, on Wednesday, June 12, ... Read More